New Eagle Ford Salt Water Disposal Facility Commences Commercial Operations

GreenHunter Energy, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GRH) (NYSE MKT: GRH.PRC), a diversified water resource, waste management and environmental services company specializing in the unconventional oil and natural gas shale resource plays, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, GreenHunter Water, LLC, has recently begun handling water disposal services at its newly completed salt water disposal (SWD) facility located near Helena, Karnes County, Texas.

This commercial SWD facility is comprised of newly constructed storage tanks and a fully contained offloading platform that features four (4) unloading tractor trailer bays, a 150 HP pumping system and 2,400 barrels (BBLs) of onsite storage. The newly drilled SWD well was completed to the Middle Wilcox formation at a total depth of approximately 7,800 feet.

Heckmann Corporation and Power Fuels to Merge Creating a Leading Environmental Services Company Focused on Energy and Industrial End-Markets

Pro-forma Combined Company Generated Trailing 12-month Revenues of $699.1 Million and Adjusted EBITDA of $221.9 Million as of June 30, 20121,2,3,4

Strengthened Capital Structure and Strong Cash Flow Expected to Support Continued Growth and Expansion – Pro-forma Leverage Reduced to 2.6x Trailing 12-month Adjusted EBITDA

Substantial Value Creation Opportunities for Both Organizations’ Stakeholders, Customers, and Employees through Transportation, Recycling, Reprocessing, Re-Use & Disposal Capabilities

GreenHunter Water Significantly Expands Eagle Ford Shale Play Presence

JV Agreement to Develop Seven New Salt Water Injection Wells

GreenHunter Energy, Inc. (NYSE MKT: GRH), a diversified renewable energy company predominately focused on water resource management in the unconventional oil and natural gas shale resource plays, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, GreenHunter Water, LLC, has entered into a definitive Joint Venture Agreement (“JV”) to develop seven Class II salt water disposal (SWD) wells to be located in Gonzales, Karnes, DeWitt, Frio and La Salle counties of South Texas. These new wells will be strategically located in the heart of the Eagle Ford Shale Play and will establish GreenHunter as the dominant operator of SWD capacity and a leading provider of Total Water Management Solutions™ in this very active region.

Pennichuck Corporation Agrees to Be Acquired by City of Nashua

$29.00 per Share All-Cash Deal Subject to a Number of Contingencies

Pennichuck Corporation (NASDAQ:PNNW) today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement ("Merger Agreement") with the City of Nashua, New Hampshire ("City") pursuant to which the City will, subject to a number of conditions precedent and contingencies, purchase all of the outstanding common stock and common stock equivalents of the Company for $29.00 per share, or approximately $138 million, in cash. After taking into account the Company's outstanding debt, the transaction represents a total enterprise value of approximately $200 million.